Draft:Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals

Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals, also known as Coalition Canadienne pour la Protection des Animaux de Ferme, or CCFA, is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals raised for food in Canada by means of public education, legislative change, and consumer choice.

CCFA was founded in 2005 and obtained charitable status in February of 2023.

The members of the board of directors are Vicki Fecteau, Maureen Boag, Anne Griffin, Geraldine Lindley, and Edana Brown (Hon.)

Campaigns
Barn Fires

CCFA petitioned for a change to the National Farm Building Code as to include protection of animals from fire. Vicki Fecteau also spoke on The Sunday Edition about the Coalitions efforts to raise awareness about barn fires and their effects on the lives of farm animals. CCFA is working with the Canadian government to try to increase fire detection system use in barns.

CCFA launched the website https://www.preventingbarnfires.com

Animal Transportation

CCFA organized protests and campaigned for shorter transportation times for animals being taken to slaughter. They petitioned for amended transport regulations for farm animals. They released inspection reports from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to the media.

Video Surveillance in Slaughterhouses

The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals petitioned the Canadian government to commit to a plan of implementing video surveillance in slaughter facilities.

Foie Gras

CCFA petitioned and campaigned against foie gras and force-feeding of animals in Canada.

Farmed Chickens

The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals created the website https://helpthechickens.ca/ to raise awareness of the condition farmed chickens live in.